What's Good Modulation Sound Like?

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What's Good Modulation Sound Like?

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Phase, Flange, Chorus...Dunno if I can live with them but not sure I want to live without either. I usually get bored after a couple of days and remove them from my board.
I've has a Boss Flanger (OK), A Boss CH1 (Yawn) a Mooer Eleclady (probably the best of all) and the utterly hateful sound of a Fender Princeton Chorus.

So.. What's good modulation sounds? Examples please and who makes pedals worth actually keeping?
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If you can pick one up cheap enough, a Möbius will satisfy your every modulation whim and need.
Loving it so far
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For me, good modulation is lush, deep and creamy. (wtf did I just type lol)

Bad modulation would be thin, metallic, etc (unless you like that sort of sound).
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red witch moon phaser or empress, IMHO the best modulation money can buy.
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Funnily enough my most used modulation effect is ring modulator, haha:
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Kev77 wrote:red witch moon phaser or empress, IMHO the best modulation money can buy.
Totally agree. Especially the earlier chrome box ones
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Flange is my favourite, could happily live with out the others as it can cover that kind of ground too. Mine is MXR bog stock garden variety.
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I use modulated delays mostly for my effects, echorec model on my alter ego gets the most use, I also have a flanger which I use in momentary mode to add some more madness sometimes... also pitchfork in detune mode gives a chorus like sound, but not so chorusy, I use that on the intro to one of our songs :)
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Try Capt Blacks Maestro.
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jeremyb wrote:I use modulated delays mostly for my effects
Yep. Love my Belle Epoch. True random modulation. Sounds excellent.
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GrantB wrote:Try Capt Blacks Maestro.
Have. Not my thing.
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jeremyb wrote:I use modulated delays mostly for my effects, echorec model on my alter ego gets the most use, I also have a flanger which I use in momentary mode to add some more madness sometimes... also pitchfork in detune mode gives a chorus like sound, but not so chorusy, I use that on the intro to one of our songs :)
Have just added an Alter Ego to my board. I'll pay some attention to the Echorec.
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Slowy wrote:
GrantB wrote:Try Capt Blacks Maestro.
Have. Not my thing.
These are great https://malekkoheavyindustry.com/product/vibrato-2/

Not modulation, but the Slow Gear rip offs are good fun.

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GrantB wrote:
Slowy wrote:
GrantB wrote:Try Capt Blacks Maestro.
Have. Not my thing.
These are great https://malekkoheavyindustry.com/product/vibrato-2/

Not modulation, but the Slow Gear rip offs are good fun.

Get an M9 - job jobbed.
actually get an M5, job jobbed cheaper.
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Re: What's Good Modulation Sound Like?

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Agreed
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